Encourage people who have stumbled or fallen to get back into the race!

7/2/2019

Some of the wise will stumble, so that they may be refined, purified and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time. Daniel 11:35 NIV

It is vital for us to lift each other up when we fall!

Our journey with God is often described as a walk. It is a walk and not a run because we do not always grow at a rapid pace. Just as we do not all walk at the same pace, we do not all grow in our faith at the same rate of speed.

The bible also describes the Christian life as a fight.

In boxing it is not always the best fighter who wins. Sometimes the fighter who can take the best punch prevails. The winner may get knocked down, get back up and fight on to victory. The better fighter may lose without the strength and stamina to continue.

Sometimes when some on in our life sins we make it more difficult for them to repent and continue in the faith. It is easy for us to believe they are less spiritual than us. If we treat others like second class Christians we need to repent of our sin!

For some of us the process of God purging sin from our life will involve giving into temptation.

I am not condoning sin. We do not need to wallow in sin for God to have His way with us. I am not giving myself or anyone else an excuse to sin. The process of God molding us and shaping us into the image of Jesus is not the same for all of us.

Jesus wants us to reach out to people who have given into to temptation. Jesus can use us to bring people back into relationship with Him.

Sometimes love requires correction and confrontation. Love requires speaking the truth to people even if they do not want to hear it. Love also requires forgiving people who have repented, get back into the race and continue to fight the good fight of faith!

Jesus highlighted this verse of scripture for me when a brother returned to a pattern of sin. His sin was public. It brought pain to people he loved. He confessed his sin. He repented. He walked out his repentance. God restored him.

Encourage people who have fallen into sin!

God can use you to bring people back into the race to eternity. He can use you to bring people back into the fight of faith.

People struggling in their faith need to know you love them. Jesus is working in all our lives. The Lord is refining purifying and removing every spot of sin to prepare us for the glory that awaits us when Jesus returns!

We all sin and fall short of God’s glory. Encourage others the way you would want to be encouraged. Let the love of God dwell richly in your heart so that it may be poured out on those in need today!

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Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune telling. This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.” And this she did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out that very hour. Acts 16:16-18 NKJV

The slave girl was speaking the truth. She was possessed by an evil spirit. The evil spirit was drawing people away from Christ!

This attack came as God’s servants went to prayer. The enemy of our souls attacks when we step out in faith. Satan seeks to distract us. He wants us to focus our attention on things other than Jesus.

The devil perverts the truth. He uses it against us. No one can serve two masters. This girl was speaking the truth about Paul and his companions while practicing witchcraft. When people claim to speak for God we must consider how they live.

The girl followed the disciples for several days before they cast the demon out of her. It is important for us to wait on the Lord before stepping out in faith. The bible tells us Paul was greatly annoyed by this girl. Paul was not fearful. The Lord was with Him!

Paul and Silas were put in jail. The owners of the slave girl were angry at the loss of income when the demon was cast out of her. While Paul and Silas were in jail they shared the gospel with the jailer. His entire household was saved.

God uses Satan’s attacks for His glory and our salvation!

Satan is a real being. He takes people captive to do his will. There really are demons who seek to destroy God’s people and bring destruction to our world.

We have nothing to fear from the devil or his demons when we live according to God’s will. We have nothing to fear from anyone or anything when we step out in faith to serve Jesus!

Jesus wants us to fear Him and Him alone. He wants us to know His power and authority are unequaled in all of creation.

God wants you share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the people in your life. Jesus wants you to walk in great boldness because He is with you everywhere you go!

Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

Encourage people who have stumbled or fallen to get back into the race!

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